Planning Strategies for Non-Profits
As a strategic planning facilitator and board member, I have talked to many harried non-profit executives and board presidents who have said they simply can’t seem to make time for strategic planning. They don’t...
Anyone who has worked with me knows I’m passionate about measuring the success of plans before and after execution. After all, how else do you improve? Fortunately, The Chronicle of Philanthropy announced this morning...
In early December, I had the great pleasure of listening to Jeff Kummer, Managing Director of Tax Policy with Deloitte. His presentation to Deloitte alumni addressed changes we can expect based on President Trump’s...
As I mentioned in my last post, many non-profits focus on shorter-term planning horizons because they believe the world changes too quickly to think long-term. However, not all changes are rapid. In fact, sometimes...
Many non-profit strategic plans fail. However, effective strategic planning – and execution – is critical to success. This post describes four common reasons non-profit strategic plans fail, and eight steps you should take to...
The Upturn Strategies blog provides practical advice to non-profit board members and executives trying to improve their strategic planning processes. For the past 18 years, the author, Heather Fitzpatrick, has facilitated strategic planning process for both for-profit and non-profit entities.
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